FNUS74 KJAN 211342 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 1113...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 842 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 CDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL HOLD OFF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BUT INCREASING CHANCES THIS AFTN. SOME TSTORMS COULD BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS FROM 2-8PM THIS AFTN/EVE. CONCERNING FOG POTENTIAL...AREAS OF PATCHY TO MODERATE FOG WITH VIS DOWN TO 3SM AT TIMES COULD BE POSSIBLE 5AM-9AM TUESDAY MORNING WITH QUICKLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THEREAFTER AS WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHERLY BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY MID-MORNING. CONCERNING WIND SHIFTS... WINDS WILL PRIMARILY BE OUT OF THE NW TODAY AT 5-10 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS DIRECTION WILL SHIFT NORTH THROUGH THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS LOOK TO BECOME NE THROUGH TOMORROW AFTN. /ALLEN/ .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT SCT CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............71 75 78 80 83 85 87 89 89 86 RH..............84 71 60 53 47 45 42 41 45 50 20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 7 7 6 5 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 12 13 13 13 13 12 9 9 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 4.5 5.4 6.0 6.4 6.8 7.1 7.4 7.4 7.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 14 13 12 9 9 9 9 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 77 71 68 67 66 RH..............50 65 78 85 88 93 20 FT WIND DIR..N N E N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 1 1 0 20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 6 7 6 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6700 4500 1200 700 500 500 MIX HGT (M).....2040 1370 370 210 150 150 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 N 6 NE 6 S 3 SW 3 N 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 3 N 3 NE 3 S 1 SW 1 N 3 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 74 84 88 RH..............98 73 48 37 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..1 3 5 8 20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 12 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 3300 6000 6500 MIX HGT (M).....150 1010 1830 1980 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 8 NW 13 W 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 4 NW 6 W 8 $$ FORECASTER...ALLEN REQUESTED BY...BOBBY ISER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120521.DESOT.01/JAN